I'm seeing the conversation about Ito veer off course a bit this morning. Don't get me wrong - Ito MUST go, but I'm seeing some false conclusion being drawn 1) about MIT @medialab and 2) how philanthropy works, or at least how it's supposed to work. 1/

@pilhofer@jeffjarvisthe surprising thing is so many exec have been fired (or "resigned ") for much less than this. I'm surprised he's still there. I have no doubt he'd like to make amends but that's kinda not how it works. MIT, Knight others showing full support.

MIT Media Lab staffer re Epstein's visit with his "assistants": "They were models. Eastern European, definitely...We literally had a conversation about how, on the off chance that they’re not there by choice, we could maybe help them.”

@medialab@EthanZU@dkroynfortunately , my head of fundraising met with them at a restaurant and got caught on hidden camera courting them saying some dumb things. He was fired. And then so was I. So that's how seriously fundraising is taken in most place. 8/8

"Women recalled sharing protective tips w/colleagues. If you’re alone with Harvey, sit in an armchair, not on a sofa, so he can’t slide in next to you. Put on bulky coats. One young producer even wore 2 pairs of tights as a deterrent, but it wasn’t enough"

“I will get Putin on this program and we will get Donald elected,” (Felix) Sater emailed (Michael) Cohen. “Buddy our boy can become President of the USA and we can engineer it. I will get all of Putins [sic] team to buy in on this.”

"I have also spoken with CNN executives who defended Isgur's appointment" Why are no executives willing to defend their own hiring on the record? This is a news org hiring a news executive, and they need anonymity?